1.   This is the latest revelation of the damage that the festering war with the Palestinians has done to Israel, and the division it is imposing on its people.

2.   Crises persist, and in some countries festering war and durable dictators block progress.

3.   Further court action is pending this week to resolve the festering Super League war with the establishment ARL.

4.   The festering war in Bosnia-Hercegovina and the western failure to restore peace there agitated a high-powered European conference on security policy this weekend.